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Adalah in English
adalah means is / am / are (formal equative) in Indonesian. Pronounced ah-dah-LAH.
Example
Jakarta adalah ibu kota Indonesia.
Jakarta is the capital of Indonesia.
Usage
The formal 'to be' used mostly in writing and formal speech for definitions and identifications. In everyday conversation, Indonesians usually drop it: 'Jakarta ibu kota Indonesia.'